Continue reading »]]> Our provincial government is planning to deliver its 2013 budget on March 7th. From what we know, revenue in Alberta is down, and spending cuts are expected.

We need to fight back. We are asking all of our supporters to follow this link and fill out the form below. We have supplied you with a ton of information about why Alberta is low on revenue and what we can do to fix it without hurting the poor. Please borrow any information you need, add some of your own opinions if you wish, and then press SUBMIT. We will personally deliver all of your submitted letters to Ms. Redford herself, in time for the 2013 budget plan. This is phase one.

http://occupyedmonton.org/letter-to-alison-redford/

Keep updated via our Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/OccupyEdmonton

Continue reading »]]> Edit:  Due to the unforeseen passing of Peter Lougheed, it has been requested that Occupy Edmonton does not march to the Legislature on Sunday, where families will be mourning.  Instead, Occupy Edmonton will march downtown and return to Canada Place, where speakers will take the podium at 3:15 PM.

Edmonton, Alberta, September 13, 2012: Occupy Edmonton is calling for all concerned Canadians to meet at Canada Place (9700 Jasper Avenue) at 2:00 PM on September 16th, to form a visible expression of non-Confidence in the current Harper government. Following this assembly, there will be a march downtown and back to Canada Place, where speakers will take the stage at 3:15 PM. “Real democracy requires consistent citizen participation. We’re coming together to defend what it is to be Canadian,” said David Laing. “With other cities across the country, we’re marching for the many concerns affecting all Canadian citizens.”

The event coincides with the opening of Parliament on Monday, in which from September 15th-17th, citizens in over a dozen Canadian cities will hold actions to show their frustration with the policy decisions of the current Harper government. Globally, the events also mark the one year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, which falls on September 17th.

Occupy Edmonton is a social justice group dedicated to strengthening Edmonton communities through direct action and participatory frameworks. More information can be found on their Facebook page at http://facebook.com/OccupyEdmonton or at http://occupyedmonton.org/

Continue reading »]]> Occupy Edmonton will be holding its 2nd free BBQ on August 26th, from 12:00 PM to 4:30 PM at Veterans Park (10013 102 Street NW), which is open to the public. There will be live and recorded music, games, and other festivities.

Beyond providing free food, Occupy Edmonton is working to build community and solidarity with members of our society that have been marginalized in either obvious or not-so-obvious ways. We believe this task is best accomplished through public events where networking and communication is available and encouraged. This event is about tearing down barriers, recognizing that we all have something to offer each other regardless of our wealth, and moving beyond stereotypes.

Our previous BBQ at Victoria Square Memorial Park on July 14th fed around 100 people throughout the day, and we expect similar results again. Meat and vegan option will be available.

Continue reading »]]> Occupy Edmonton will be hosting a Free BBQ at Victoria Cross Memorial Park (11111 108 Street NW) to raise awareness of hunger on July 14th, from noon until 4:30 pm.  The event is in response to a global call to action issued by Occupy Johnson City, Tennessee.  “We learned during the camp that a true revolutionary act to expose hunger is to give out free food and the hungry will expose themselves,” said Frank Sowokinos, an organizer from Johnson City.  “If 10 people in Johnson City can feed hundreds, and we will, then imagine what we can do together.”

Occupy Edmonton organizer, Terry Noel, shared similar sentiments.  “What we’ve found is that you don’t need to be homeless to be hungry.  Many people make the choice between paying rent and eating three meals a day.  It’s not hard to imagine a world where this doesn’t need to be, and that’s a world we’d like to create.” The Occupy Edmonton BBQ will not be accepting money, but food donations are welcome.   Furthermore, the event is open to all, will feature vegan and non-vegan food, live music, and an assortment of politically-based discussion topics.

Occupy Edmonton is a non-profit social justice group dedicated to strengthening Edmonton’s communities through direct action and participatory frameworks.

Continue reading »]]> Edmontonians to march in honor of May Day, International Workers Day
Marchers will rally and take to the streets to defend the rights of workers and defend the rights of all
EDMONTON- On Tuesday May 1st Edmontonians will gather at 112th Street and 82nd Avenue, joining millions demonstrating internationally in defense of the rights of workers and the rights of all. Marchers will gather at 5:30 pm for a rally and will march at 6:00 pm to demonstrate their opposition to recent attacks on workers’ rights and cuts to social programs.
The march is being called by the May Day 2012 March Committee, a group formed to organize this event. The committee is calling on everyone to come out on May Day to stand as one with workers across Canada and in all countries who are fighting to defend their rights in their workplaces and in their communities. All unions and other community organizations are encouraged to attend and bring their flags or organizational banners.
The theme of this year’s march is “Defend the Rights of Workers! Defend the Rights of All!” The march and speakers at the rally will highlight recent resistance to attacks on the rights of workers to organize and strike in defense of their wages and working conditions. It will also demand an end to attacks on the rights of all in the form of privatization and deep cuts to public services and layoffs of thousands of public sector workers, and call for pensions, expanded public health care and education for all.

WHAT: May Day March

WHEN: Tuesday May 1 st , 2012 5:30 pm (March at 6:00pm)

WHERE: March begins from 112 th Street and 82 nd Avenue

MEDIA CONTACT: Merryn Edwards, phone: 780-910-1951

Continue reading »]]> We, the undersigned, are in full support of the Canadian Injured Workers and Occupy Edmonton Rally regarding our platform:

1) Independent Medical Examinations

• Are wrought with fraudulent reports and diagnoses to enable WCB to deny legitimate claims of Injured workers

2) Medical Panel Office

• Conducts Medical Panels designed to leave no recourse to the claimant Worker as they are “binding” and biased favouring WCB while ignoring the diagnosis of treating physicians of Injured Workers

3) Case Manager Interference

• Case Managers manipulate and intimidate Worker claimants Physicians when their diagnosis or opinion opposes WCB
• Case Managers operate in a Bonus Salary Structure designed to clear Injured Worker claims off WCB that is discriminatory to Injured Worker claimants.

4) Where is the WCB money that is paid into by employers?

• Why are Alberta Taxpayers paying for Injured Workers who have been denied legitimate WCB claims and forced onto AISH, a taxpayer funded social program? WCB cannot displace Injured Worker to AISH leaving Alberta Taxpayers to foot the bills.

Our goal is to have the Government change the legislation following a Judicial Public Inquiry into WCB.

Sign the petition

Continue reading »]]> Where is nick driedger phase two

On the day that Occupy Edmonton in cooperation with U of A students attempted to protest high fees and tuition increases on campus but were blocked by police, a postal worker and CUPW shop steward, drove by and honked his horn in support of the students and Occupy.

The postal worker who honked his horn has been terminated from work. His termination was based on four prejudiced reasons: 1) “attitude” to police (even though he stopped honking his horn when asked), 2) a ticket for “stunting” in a vehicle (honking his horn), 3) being out of his delivery area, and 4) activity on a wildcat strike when he was on vacation.

In reality, Nick Dreidger is being targeted by Canada Post Corporation management for his participation in effective union activity that has forced CPC to recognize fundamental rights of workers to health and safety.

The plan for Monday night feb 20th until Thursday feb 24th is to fill Canada Post Corporation’s managers’ email inboxes with letters of outrage over the conduct of firing this worker based on these flimsy charges. This kind of pressure on employers has won workers their jobs back in many cases and we can do it for Nick Dreidger.

Thank you, solidarity, and let’s fight to win. An injury to one is an injury to all.
This is phase2

Target emails:

AZAM BACCHUS
• Title: OFFICER LABOUR RELATIONS
• Reports To: JEEWAN SACHDEV
• Workgroup: HR LAB REL MGR WPG WEST
• Location: 12135 – 149TH STREET NW, T5L 5H2
EDMONTON AB T5L 5H2
• Email: azam.bacchus@canadapost.postescanada.ca
• Office: (780) 945-2600×53127

JEEWAN SACHDEV
• Title: MGR LABOUR RELATIONS PRAIRIES
• Reports To: ROBERT MCCULLAGH
• Workgroup: HR LAB REL MGR WPG WEST
• Location: – 6001 – 266 GRAHAM AVENUE, R3C 0K2
WINNIPEG MB R3C 0K2
• Email: jeewanr.sachdev@canadapost.postescanada.ca
• Office: (204) 987-5000×75710

ROBERT MCCULLAGH
• Title: DIR LABOUR RELATIONS
• Reports To: BRUNO CADIEUX
• Workgroup: HR LR FIELD DIR HO
• Location: 2701 RIVERSIDE DR – SUITE N0070, K1A 0B1
OTTAWA ON K1A 0B1
• Email: robg.mccullagh@canadapost.postescanada.ca
• Office: (613) 734-7215

BRUNO CADIEUX
• Title: GM LR PHYSICAL DEL NETWORK
• Reports To: ANN THERESE MACEACHERN
• Workgroup: HR LR PHYSICAL DEL NETWORK GM HO
• Location: 2701 RIVERSIDE DR – SUITE N0070, K1A 0B1
OTTAWA ON K1A 0B1
• Email: bruno.cadieux@canadapost.postescanada.ca
• Office: (613) 734-6279

ANN THERESE MACEACHERN
• Title: VP HUMAN RESOURCES
• Reports To: ANDRE JORON
• Workgroup: HR VP HO
• Location: 2701 RIVERSIDE DR – SUITE N1200, K1A 0B1
OTTAWA ON K1A 0B1
• Email: ann-therese.maceachern@canadapost.postescanada.ca
• Office: (613) 734-6517

ANDRE JORON
• Title: CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER
• Reports To: DEEPAK CHOPRA
• Workgroup: CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER HO
• Location: 2701 RIVERSIDE DR – SUITE N1200, K1A 0B1
OTTAWA ON K1A 0B1
• Email: ANDRE.JORON@CANADAPOST.CA
• Office: (613) 734-4000

DEEPAK CHOPRA
• Title: PRESIDENT & C. E. O.
• Workgroup: PRES & CEO HO
• Location: 2701 RIVERSIDE DR – SUITE N1250, K1A 0B1
OTTAWA ON K1A 0B1
• Email: DEEPAK.CHOPRA@CANADAPOST.CA
• Office: (613) 734-8440

Letter of support for nick driedger
WESAM HAYMOUR
• Title: SPT TRANSPORTATION
• Reports To: BRENDA YOUNG
• Workgroup: MSC EDM S2 TRNS SPT WEST
• Location: 9808 103 A AVE, T5J 2T6
EDMONTON AB T5J 2T6
• Email: wesam.haymour@canadapost.postescanada.ca
• Office: (780) 945-2670

BRENDA YOUNG
• Title: MGR SHIFT
• Reports To: CURRENTLY VACANT – ROLL UP PLANT OPS
• Workgroup: OPS MPP EDM HUB MGR WEST
• Location: 12135 149 ST, T5L 5H2
EDMONTON AB T5L 5H2
• Email: brenda.young@canadapost.postescanada.ca
• Office: (780) 944-3333×43080

ROBERT MCCUTCHEON *(Away until March 2)
• Title: DIR PLANT OPERATIONS
• Reports To: MICHAEL SHEARON
• Workgroup: OPS MPP EDM DIR WEST
• Location: 12135 – 149TH STREET NW, T5L 5H2
EDMONTON AB T5L 5H2
• Email: ben.mccutcheon@canadapost.postescanada.ca
• Office: (780) 945-2600×53225

DOUGLAS SINCLAIR
• Title: MGR SHIFT
• Reports To: CURRENTLY VACANT – ROLL UP PLANT OPS
• Workgroup: OPS MPP EDM S2 MGR WEST
• Location: 12135 149 ST NW, T5L 5H2
EDMONTON AB T5L 5H2
• Email: Douglas.Sinclair@canadapost.postescanada.ca
• Office: (780) 945-2600×53294
•
MICHAEL SHEARON
• Title: GM PLANTS WEST
• Reports To: BRIAN WILSON
• Workgroup: OPS PLANT GM WEST
• Location: 349 GEORGIA ST W BOX 2110 – STN TERMINAL, V6B 4Z3
VANCOUVER BC V6B 4Z3
• Email: mike.shearon@canadapost.postescanada.ca
• Office: (604) 662-1606×21375

BRIAN WILSON
• Title: VP MAIL PROCESSING AND NETWORK
• Reports To: CALVIN HART
• Workgroup: OPS MAIL PROC AND NETWORK VP HO
• Location: 2701 RIVERSIDE DRIVE – SUITE N0140, K1A 0B1
OTTAWA ON K1A 0B1
• Email: brianm.wilson@canadapost.postescanada.ca
• Office: (613) 734-9625

CALVIN HART
• Title: SVP PROCESSING ENG INFRASTRUCTURE
• Reports To: JACQUES COTE
• Workgroup: OPS PROC ENG INFRASTRUCTURE SVP HO
• Location: 2701 RIVERSIDE DRIVE – N1200, K1A 0B1
OTTAWA ON K1A 0B1
• Email: cal.hart@canadapost.postescanada.ca
• Office: (613) 734-4312

JACQUES COTE
• Title: GROUP PRESIDENT PHYSICAL DELIVERY
• Reports To: DEEPAK CHOPRA
• Workgroup: PHYSICAL DELIVERY GP HO
• Location: 2701 RIVERSIDE DR – SUITE N1200, K1A 0B1
OTTAWA ON K1A 0B1
• Email: jacques.cote@canadapost.postescanada.ca
• Office: (613) 734-6215

Here are all the email address so that you can easily copy and paste them in to your email.

azam.bacchus@canadapost.postescanada.ca, jeewanr.sachdev@canadapost.postescanada.ca, robg.mccullagh@canadapost.postescanada.ca, bruno.cadieux@canadapost.postescanada.ca, ann-therese.maceachern@canadapost.postescanada.ca, ANDRE.JORON@CANADAPOST.CA,DEEPAK.CHOPRA@CANADAPOST.CA, wesam.haymour@canadapost.postescanada.ca, brenda.young@canadapost.postescanada.ca, ben.mccutcheon@canadapost.postescanada.ca, Douglas.Sinclair@canadapost.postescanada.ca, mike.shearon@canadapost.postescanada.ca, brianm.wilson@canadapost.postescanada.ca, cal.hart@canadapost.postescanada.ca,jacques.cote@canadapost.postescanada.ca

Here is the letter:

Dear ________________

I am writing out of concern over the recent treatment of Shop Steward Nick Driedger, who has recently been dismissed. It is my understanding that Mr Nick Driedger advances the welfare and safety of his fellow workers in this role. It is hard to believe that someone as honest, positive, and hard working as Nick should be dismissed, especially in light of the charge discussed below.

Mr Nick Driedger has been accused of stunting, a charge of which he has not been found guilty. According to eyewitness testimony, he was merely honking his horn, which could only make him more visible as he drove through an area with many police and protestors. Also, according to eyewitnesses, he ceased after hearing shouting from the officers in question. The eyewitness testimony in his favour is substantial, and it is disturbing that Canada Post Corporation would find Nick Driedger guilty in advance of the verdict of a court of law.

I, ____________________ request that Nick Driedger be reinstated as a full time mail service courier with no harm to his seniority. I also request that any targeting of him due to his activities as a CUPW shop steward come to an immediate end.

I am including my phone number below. Please contact me with further information on Mr. Driedger’s status. If I do not receive a response within five business days, I will contact my Member of Parliament for further information on this matter.

Thanks in advance for your diligent response,